Investigating Ecosystem Interactions

Investigating Ecosystem Interactions

5th Grade

14 Qs

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Investigating Ecosystem Interactions

Investigating Ecosystem Interactions

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-3

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a desert habitat, many animals are nocturnal. They sleep in cool dens, caves, or burrows during the day. 

They hunt for food at night when the temperatures are cooler.  How do desert animals use nonliving components in their 

habitats to help them survive?

They are most 

active at night.

They sleep during the hottest 

part of the day.

They use dens 

and caves to

 stay out of the 

heat

They hunt smaller animals 

that live in

 the desert.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does a tree depend on nonliving parts

 of the environment?

By dropping 

leaves in the fall

By providing 

shelter for animals

By using sunlight 

to make food

By making 

shady areas 

on 

sunny days

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In an ecosystem, birds depend on insects to survive. 

If pesticides are used to control the insect population, 

what will most likely occur?

The bird 

population will 

increase.

The bird

 population will 

decrease.

The bird 

population will 

stay the same.

The bird

 population will 

find shelter.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The picture shows a Pine squirrel sitting on a tree branch in a 

Temperate Forest biome.

Which factor most likely does NOT affect the Pine squirrel’s survival 

in the temperate forest biome?

Sunlight

Bacteria

Temperature

Soil

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following food chains shows the correct flow of

 energy between organisms?

Consumers →

 decomposers

 → producers

Decomposers →

 producers 

→ consumers

Consumers → 

producers

 → decomposers

Producers → 

consumers → 

decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Energy from the Sun is transferred to producers. 

The producers use 

the energy in sunlight to create their own food. 

The energy in the producers is then 

transferred through food chains and food webs

 by consumers and decomposers.  

Decomposers contribute to the

 food chains and food webs by ―

assisting in the

 process of 

photosynthesis

transferring 

energy from

 producers to

 consumers

recycling 

nutrients back 

into 

the ecosystem

providing

 energy between 

primary and 

secondary

 consumers

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

In the food chain above, the role of the grasshopper can

 best be described as —

a consumer that 

eats producers

a herbivore that

 produces its own energy

a producer that 

provides energy 

for the mouse

an omnivore that eats grasses and 

small animals

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